voting, at bare minimum, is harm reduction. if someone *seriously* argues that you shouldn't make people's lives less hellish, then ignore them. anyone who tries to dissuade you from voting is not worth listening to

Comparing Story of the Stone to Journey to the West: “Story of the Stone wouldn’t make as interesting of a video game. It’d be like a very early Chinese version of the Sims. Which I would totally play.”

“Those Criterion Collection films - they’re the special movies that go on sale for 50% sometimes at Barnes and Nobel - and then you buy them to make you feel good about yourself and then never watch them bc they make you feel sad. Not speaking from experience.”